Motorsport
FloSports adds motorsport content with Speed Shift TV acquisition
US-based sports streaming service FloSports has bolstered its motorsports offering with the acquisition of the Speed Shift TV streaming platform
Formula E to finish season with six-race swing in Berlin
The Formula E electric car-racing series will resume in August with six races in nine days at Berlin’s Tempelhof Airport.
Red Bull extends race title deals as MotoGP gears up for restart
Energy drink Red Bull has made deals to title or co-title sponsor up to four MotoGP races in 2020, including the opening two races of the restarted season
Nascar looking to attract 30,000 fans at All-Star race in Bristol Motor Speedway
US stock car racing series Nascar has announced it is moving its annual All-Star Race to Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee, in the wake of the global Covid-19 pandemic
Extreme E secures long-term broadcast exposure in the Netherlands
Electric SUV off-road racing series Extreme E has finalised a three-year broadcast deal with Dutch free-to-air commercial broadcaster RTL 7
Shanghai sports chief discusses July CSL start, and F1 races
Xu Bin, the chief of Shanghai's Sports Bureau, has said that the Chinese Super League is likely to kick off in July and that Formula One is considered running two races in the city this year
Foxtel ‘eyes calendar changes’ as part of revised Supercars deal
Australian pay-television operator Foxtel is said to be keen to sign a long-term extension to its rights deal for the Supercars Championship by the end of the month, with an agreement that would look to…
Extreme E expands reach with China Sports streaming
Electric SUV off-road racing series Extreme E has struck a new streaming deal with Chinese digital media platform China Sports.
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Saudi Arabia to remain exclusive home of Dakar Rally
The Dakar Rally motorsport event will continue to be held exclusively in Saudi Arabia for its 2021 edition, although a fresh route will be put together following this year’s race.
EXCLUSIVE: SuperSport agrees three-year F1 rights renewal
Sub-Saharan African pay-television broadcaster SuperSport will broadcast Formula One motor racing until 2022 after agreeing a three-year renewal with the sport’s commercial arm, Formula One Management, S…
F1 cancels Singapore, Japan and Azerbaijan Grand Prix
The Formula 1 season has shortened further with news that three more ‘fly away’ grands prix in Singapore, Japan, and Azerbaijan have been cancelled.
Round-Up: AFL and LaLiga resume, Diack trial revelations, IPL hopes, and more
The Australian Football League resumed its 2020 season on Thursday evening, with defending champions Richmond Tigers drawing with Collingwood Magpies during a match played at an empty Melbourne Cricket…
Racing Point F1 recruits ex-Liverpool commercial director Dale
The BWT Racing Point Formula 1 team has recruited Olly Dale, the former commercial director at Premier League side Liverpool, as its chief commercial officer
Spectators allowed at Pro Motocross races in July
The opening two rounds of the 2020 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship will have limited fans in attendance, organizer MX Sports Pro Racing has announced
Nascar bans Confederate flag from racetracks and properties
US stock car racing series Nascar has announced it will ban the Confederate flag from its racetracks and properties effectively immediately
Nascar, Advance Auto Parts strike multi-faceted partnership
US stock car racing series Nascar has signed a multiyear, multi-faceted partnership with automotive aftermarket parts provider Advance Auto Parts
ESPN and Eurosport among broadcasters for virtual Le Mans 24-hour
International sports broadcaster ESPN and Discovery-owned sports broadcaster Eurosport lead a cohort of broadcasters who will broadcast the first-ever virtual 24 Hours of Le Mans race
Sport1 extends carriage deal with Vodafone’s GigaTV
German sports broadcaster Sport1 has signed a new long-term carriage deal with Vodafone, through which the Sport1+ and eSports1 channels will continue to be available on the telco’s GigaTV platform.